Well, at least I now know what the "turbo broom" is and I always thought that it was something Amy (my wife) cleaned the house with...
The dealership is North Coast Triumph. They are located at I-75 and the Ohio Turnpike in Rossford, Ohio. If you are venturing across the Turnpike and go by the I-75 interchange, they sit directly south of that.
I bought my T100 in Kalamazoo, Michigan from LifeCycle Triumph for a number of reasons, mainly because North Coast wasn't a Triumph dealer at that time. They sold Indian which, we all know went south. I hear they are making a comeback but I wonder just how many brands can exist in the marketplace and remain profitable.
In many ways, LifeCycle is my type of dealer whereas NorthCoast isn't. At Lifecycle you can stop at Wendy's on the way there, walk in, grab a stool and sit at the parts counter and eat your burger and fries. Don't be surprised if you loose some french fries to a mechanic or another customer though.
NorthCoast is very clean, well organized and has a shop area that anyone would kill for and their staff is very knowledgable in Triumphs. I heard a while back that Triumph was actually using the North Coast facility for hands on training for it's other dealers, a rumor which I've never substianted. Instead of stools, North Coast has leather chairs and a fireplace along with a well stocked fridge and free sandwichs for the customers. Being an old school biker, I tend to gravitate toward the cluttered, dirty dealership, the old wood stools and the bring yer own in a bag burgers and expect to share it, but, I can get used to North Coast rather easily. I guess it's my advancing age.
The motorcycle business parallels, in many ways, the snowmobile business. At one time there were over 160 manufacturers of snowmobiles (most in the USA or Canada) and now there are only Ski-Doo, Polaris, Arctic Cat and Yamaha. At one time, Harley Davison and Honda were players along with John Deere.
A poor economy and limited use time were their downfall along with too many manufacturers. I sometimes wonder how the motorcycle business will shake out.
Tom:
Keep twisting those rotors. It's kinda like pulling teats on a Gurnsey, once you know how to do it, it becomes second nature